AARP Minnesota opposes lifetime penalty on Medigap plans and targeting those over 70

AARP Minnesota opposes lifetime penalty on Medigap plans and targeting those over 70

ST. PAUL — AARP Minnesota is deeply disappointed with the Minnesota Legislature’s Commerce working group’s agreement to upend state law and take away Medicare choices by making Medicare Supplemental insurance plans (“Medigap”) out of reach for many Minnesotans. The proposal allows insurance companies to deny Minnesotans 70 and older with pre-existing conditions the ability to purchase a Medigap plan. For people age 65 to 70, the proposal adds a …